The Republican journal., 1887-07-28
We are indebted to A. l.. Dennison. secrctarr

We are indebted to A. l.. Dennison, secretary,
for the Maine State Fair premium list.
Work on the Masonic Temple extension began
Monday in removing the earth for the foundation.
Mr.. George W. Burkett, of this city, will put in
steam heating apparatus into his dwelling house
on Church street.
A letter passed through the Belfast r. o. recent
ly directed to Queen Victoria, London, Eng. 1t
was sent from Knox.
City Marshal Mcdonald has received the new
hose ordered, but nothing has been heard concern
ing the steam fire engine.
A Scarsmont subscriber writes Eve are well
along with haying and it is well up to last year :
crop in my ncighborhood.'
The reunion Of the Partridge family will he
held at the Grange Hall, Prospect, Me on the oath
of Aug. 1887. J. II. Partridge, Sec, Bucksport.
Pensions have been granted to Willis +. Hast
ings, North Searsport; Amasa J. jackson, Belfast:
John I. Frost, Belfast; Freeman II. Hall, Pros
pect.
AT the Salvation Army campmeeting at Old
orchard on Saturday, Capt. Hume, of this city,
lead the opening service. saturday was rcd
'S''NA
Mr. Edward Simonton, formerly of SearSpor
but now and for some years past an active and
prosperous real estate and loan agent in St Paul,
Mimi, has ON thanks for II copy of the st. Paul
Journal of Commerce.
Mrs. Susan, wife of Jonathan Durham, OF this
city, died at Hridgton, on sunday aged - years.
she was visiting her daughter Mrs., ). c. Knight.
The remains arrived Tuesday and were buried
from her late residence on the east side Wednesday
Mrs. Durham was an excellent lady and leaves d
wide circle Of friends.
The freight brought from l;rSton in achr. James
Holmes, included l3,ooo pressed brick for the Gus
tom House, the colorcl slate for the library buihl
ing and two spars for the b;srkcntine now building
in Cottrell's yard. The sticks are Oregon pine,
two of them ninety feet long an twenty-siN and IL
half inches in diameter. The three lower rn:iSt-,
unmadc, cost $500 delivered in Belfast
Monday night some malicious person with Il di;t-
mond, file or something of that character, marked
and spoiled four large pane, of glass in the front
of Calvin lIcryev's iewclry store High street.
y cut WAS made across light i'll front of the
Johnson block adjoining, the side occupied hy
Thaycr Il Adams. 1t WAS Il contcmptible trick and
the offender ought to he severely punished.
| As Cob Hiram Chase came up Main street >ttur
| day carrying his grip ON his return from the
pilgrimage to Moosehead Lake with st. Allan
Comnan'lery of Portland, he was asked If H. Had
had a good timc. 'Wcl,' was Ms response, Il
shall have t" 90 to the dictionary for words to cN
| press myself" very natural inference from
| this remark, with the testimony of the other Bel
tastcrs on the excursion, is that it wa big time
WARREN POWDER MILL BLOWN ur. The War
rem powder mill blew up Monday morning at eight
| O'Clock. They had started UP the kcrnellmg mill
| in which were thirty kegs of powder, three min
utcs previous to the explosion. George shepherd
| aged thirty years, who WAS at W"rl. i'll the mill
| was killed being literally torn to pieces. lie he
| longcd in Union and WAS unmarried; The eNplus
ion was heard III Rockaul, Thumast0n and sur
rounding towns. The same mill was blown up iii
| February last.
| The next regular month"; meeting of the Belfast
| scientific Association will he held Tue-ly
evening next in Mr.. II. l.. W"o,iroch'- studio. Il
will he Il meeting t": the formal pre- ~ent.ttion au
| description of specimens; and it is hoprI there
| will be Il good attendance of members of the -oci
ETY. with their invited friends. At this meeting uf
| the Association there will he ON exhibition bcau
| tiful and valuable cocction of some twelve oi
| thirteen finely mounted birds, which are to II,
| spoken of and presented TO the Association by Nj
William i. Castle, Of this city. Others will ais,
| make contributions of specimens
| CHURCH NOTES. Mr. T.. f. Hanson, of this city
| occupied the pulpit of the Methodist Church on
sunday last and delivered an able sermon, In
| teresting exercises will be held in the Baptist
church next sunday evening, consisting chiefly OF
| anthems and RESPONSIVE rtuujuuS M, choir vii
be aided by some Boston talent and Prof. AIaza'lr
| the efficient instructor in modern languages will
sing Sacred Song in:Frencil, ''Thc Palm Trees :
1.-The subject of Rev. j. a. >;tvagc'S sermon i,
the Unitarian church next sunday morning will he
| 'The Duality of Life and Being. Rev. Geo +
Tufts will preach at Morrill, next SUNDAY forenoon
| A MrCH NEEDED REST. The Bangor Wing of
| Monday says The many friends of Rev. DR.
George W. Field will regret to learn that his pro
tracted vigil, by the bedside of his brother, VIII,
| has been in Il critical condition for some months
! have resulted in ovcrstraining his endurance to
| such degree that will ncccssitate hi taking in
| interval of complete rest. For nearly two months
| Dr.. Field has been in attendance almost night ana
| day upon his sick brother, under very listressin.
| circumstances and the ovcrta Ming of lii nervous
system has resulted in il slight facial PARALYSIS
which will require him to take a TEST Of several
weeks, and he went to the I:luns saturday. ;tc
companed by Mrs. Field, for that purpose.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Scllr. Nellie :. Pickering re
Gently repaired at this port, has chartered to load
lumber at st. Simons, Ga for Boston at 81 per NJ
| free of commission. She will make the pa>,;tg,
| from Belfast to St. Simors light. >chr. Larka
wanna, OF Searsport, arrived at Bangor saturday
| with Il cargo shells of corn 'rut
b. Foss, of sch. John &. Smith, writes FROM Charles
ton, :. G.. that he was twenty seven DAYS from
| Belfast. The wind was ahead all the time and lie
beat every mile Of the way from Belfast to Char
lesion with the exceptions of Il slight start lie got
| oil Cape llatteras..... Capt. T. W. tunant, III
| bark John NJ. Ccrk, is homewar! bound from
| Copenhagen, and expects to make the t.assuge il,
| about forty days.
| STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Pcn:.bscvt j.
salntcd by the cottagcrs along the shore, old and
| young joining in the horn blowing and handkrr
chief waving. ami gallant Capt. ingraham never
| fails to respond The steamer Little Buttercu
| plying between Belfast and the western shore OF
Long Island WAS OFF the route last week, owing to
the breaking down of some part of her machinery
but Capt. Decker is on deck again. III is said that
another steamer will soon be put on the Bangor
| and New York Line. The Lucy +. Miller is doing
Il large passenger and freight husin">s..... The
steamer Lucy +. Miller sails from Bangor ion
New York July -, and from New York for Bangor
and bay and river landings Tuesday neon, Aug. ;
FIRE IN WArEENIlLE. \ core -poncni writes
About four O'Clock Friday morning. the buildings
owned by Mrs. Eliza Ste,lman, on Centre street
were discovered to be in flames. The house was
partially burned and the stable entirely DESTROYED
a barn in which large quantity of h:l, and farm
ing implement, were stored belonging to W. NJ
True was burned. Mrs. Mary Watson, who orct
pied the upper half of the house, had her turni
| turc badly damaged by being thrown from tic
windows, and also suffered heavy los by fire. A
box Of books and valuable painting, Belonging to
Mr.. John Keith was burned. Mis- Nina IIuzzy
also lost Il box of books The heaviest l"--c- we're
those of Mr.. True Mrs Watson and MIR. Keith, a-
there was no insurance on their property. Tie
fire probably the work of an inccnd;try.
CAPT. JOHN {. BI.,NCntHD. Died in East Cor
NTH, July BID, Capt John c. Blanchard, aged ~
years, . months and 20 days. Capt, Blanchard WAS
born in Belfast, Dec 81. lsi. In his early life he
followed the sea, being for Il number OF wears en-
gagged in foreign trade. About 80 years ago he
purchased Il farm at East Cnrnth and carried Into
farming the same energy and faithfuIne-, that
characterized him on shiphoarei. lie was respect
ed and honorcd by his townsncu and had served
rs scectman and member of the legislatures lie
was married Mar. DIST 1888 to Caroline Io,s ton Of
Belfast, who survives, with the following children
Capt. L. ID. Blanchard, of ship Iienretta now ut
Singapore; Frank A., AMI George W. Elancharl.
New York City; Capt. IL. II. Blanchard, Belfast